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Amphicyon giganteus

Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae

Taxonomy
Amphicyon giganteus was named by Schinz (1825) [This species was originally named in a different genus, but I cannot confirm what genus that is. Please fix. MDU].

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. confucianus, A. cooperi, A. crassidens, A. steinheimensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Amphicyon giganteus Schinz
2010Amphicyon giganteus Werdelin and Peigne

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
familyAmphicyonidaeHaeckel 1886
subfamilyAmphicyoninaeTrouessart 1885
tribeAmphicyoniniTrouessart 1885
genusAmphicyonLartet 1836
speciesgiganteusSchinz 1825

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Amphicyon giganteus Schinz 1825
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-30 14:52:56
Modified: 2005-08-30 16:52:56
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hunt 1998, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the MN 3 to the top of the Langhian or 20.00000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Amphicyon giganteus (69098)
Burdigalian - Tortonian20.44 - 7.246France Amphicyon giganteus (187580)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Germany (Bavaria) Amphicyon giganteus (68040)
MN 416.9 - 15.97France (Gers) Amphicyon giganteus (69099)
MN 416.9 - 15.97Egypt Amphicyon giganteus (53970)
MN 416.9 - 15.97France (Alsac) Amphicyon giganteus (69106)
MN 416.9 - 15.97France (Midi-Pyrénées) Amphicyon giganteus (71873)
MN 416.9 - 15.97France (Centre) Amphicyon giganteus (69116)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France (Region Centre) Amphicyon giganteus (35441)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France Amphicyon giganteus (90354)
MN 5 - MN 615.97 - 12.75Bosnia and Herzegovina Amphicyon giganteus (198251)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Namibia Amphicyon giganteus (21855)